Sun, 22 Sep 2013, 16:41 PM Top Dragster Final, Round 5 Eliminations

By Dave Rowe

ENNIS, Texas - Results of final, round 5 eliminations in Top Dragster at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, 28th annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
 4142 James Ogden                            42 Lee Lightfoot                
E5                   0.031  6.529 194.46     ****WINNER****  0.002  6.348 219.40
         T/D  Dial: 6.53 (+/-): -0.001             T/D  Dial: 6.33 (+/-):  0.018
 Prior rounds:
E4    (C Moore     ) 0.007  6.570  0.050      (K Raftery   ) 0.019  6.334  0.084
E3                   0.451  6.638  0.138      (A Pulliam   ) 0.203  6.459  0.219
E2    (R McKinley J) 0.664  6.521  0.051      (M Kile      ) 0.052  6.249  0.039
E1    (R Gibson    ) 0.025  6.654  0.184      (J Thibodeaux) 0.019  6.219 -0.101
 Qualified:             #8  6.530 206.67                        #9  6.543 215.58

3:33 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 86 degrees, relative humidity 35 percent, barometer 29.28 inches, adjusted altitude 3,122 feet, track temperature 127 degrees.

This is Ogden's and Lightfoot's first final round.

Ogden had trouble getting the engine to start and had to do a short burnout.

Lightfoot gets a great light, Ogden breaks out trying to make up the difference.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink



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